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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, '90
"THE HKCAA WILL THUS BE AN INDISPENSABLE EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE," HE SAID.
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MR YEUNG SAID THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE HKCAA WOULD BE TO ASSESS THE ACADEMIC STANDING OF DEGREE COURSES AT HONG KONG'S NON-UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONS, WITH THE AIM OF ENSURING THAT THE DEGREES THEY AWARDED WOULD BE OF A SUFFICIENTLY HIGH STANDARD TO ENJOY RECOGNITION WORLD- WIDE.
THE HKCAA WOULD REPLACE BRITAIN'S COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS, ON WHOSE SERVICES HONG KONG HAD RELIED OVER THE PAST DECADE.
"OUR INTENTION IS THAT THE TWO POLYTECHNICS, THE BAPTIST COLLEGE, THE OPENING LEARNING INSTITUTE AND THE ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS WILL MAKE USE OF THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO BE PROVIDED BY THE HKCAA.
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"OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE SUPPORTED WITH PUBLIC FUNDS, WILL ALSO HAVE ACCESS THE SERVICES OF THE COUNCIL SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNOR, MR YEUNG SAID.
THE COUNCIL WOULD INITIALLY UNDERTAKE COURSE-BY-COURSE VALIDATION OF NEW DEGREE COURSES AND RE-VALIDATION OF EXISTING ONES AT THE NON-UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONS.
THE COUNCIL WOULD ALSO UNDERTAKE SOME INSTITUTIONAL REVIEWS ΤΟ DETERMINE WHETHER AND ΤΟ WHAT EXTENT CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS WERE CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING DEGREE PROGRAMMES.
** I EXPECT THE COUNCIL WILL GRADUALLY WIDEN THE SCOPE OF ITS WORK BY HELPING THE MORE MATURE INSTITUTIONS TO VALIDATE AND RE- VALIDATE THEIR OWN DEGREES, MR YEUNG SAID.
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HE SAID HE ENVISAGED THAT THE HKCAA WOULD PLAY A KEY FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CREDIT UNIT SYSTEMS AT THE INSTITUTIONS.
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"THIS WOULD BE IN LINE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE EDUCATION COMMISSION THIRD REPORT AND WOULD PROVIDE BOTH THE INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR STUDENTS WITH A DEGREE OF CHOICE AND FLEXIBILITY.
"I ALSO SEE THE HKCAA DEVELOPING LINKS WITH ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION AGENCIES ELSEWHERE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE.
"CLEARLY, THE
LINKING OF SYSTEMS OF CREDIT TRANSFER IS AN FURTHERING INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF LOCAL ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS, MR YEUNG ADDED.
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THE HKCAA WOULD HAVE A MAXIMUM OF 22 MEMBERS, INCLUDING DISTINGUISHED LOCAL AND OVERSEAS ACADEMICS, AS WELL AS LEADING REPRESENTATIVES OF HONG KONG'S PROFESSIONS, INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE.
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